Shawn Mortensen
Featuring icons from the 90s, including BIGGIE, Beck and Beastie Boys.
Vapors Magazine returns with their 53rd issue featuring the late, great photographer Shawn
One of the most respected names in the world of Hip-Hop photography with many memorable
One of the best and most renowned photographers of our time, Shawn Mortensen, is currently
As an accomplished documentarian, photographer Shawn Mortensen has been at the forefront of
World renown photographer, Shawn Mortensen, is known for his work capturing the likes of the
As a photographer, Shawn Mortensen’s talents and skills have resulted in him becoming a powerful force in the photography community. His work includes fashion and music as well as provocative and touching photo essays spanning the globe. The official opening party taking place tonight includes a series of never before available photographs for sale including personalities such as Tupac, Biggie, Snoop, James Brown, Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys among others. Other highlights include a special bound ‘zine documenting Mortensen’s work since 2001 and recently found deadstock prints of a collaborative effort with Shepard Fairey. The exhibition will take place tonight at the Max Fish Gallery in New York.
Shawn Mortensen Out of Mind Exhibition
Thursday, March 6th
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Max Fish Gallery
178 Ludlow Street {half block south of Houston St}
Lower East Side
New York City, NY 10002
With a successful partnership in 2007 behind them, clothing label FUCT and LA based photographer Shawn Mortensen put together the pieces to another small release of photo tees. The tees include former troubled super model Kate Moss adorned in Vivienne Westwood attire as she watches on at the same aforementioned designer’s show. The other tee features famed rapper Ice Cube reading Dick Gregory’s controversial book Nigger: An Autobiography. The Ice Cube tee will be available in Europe and Japan in limited release. Both tees are slated for an April 15th release.
To coincide with photographer Shawn Mortensen’s book Out of Mind, legendary label FUCT are set to release two t-shirts. Over his illustrious career, Shawn Mortensen has had an innate ability to photograph some of our generation’s greatest performers in some of their best light. The two shirts seen here include Snoop Dogg & Notorious B.I.G, both taken back in the early 1990s. To get a more in-depth look at some of Shawn Mortensen’s works, check out The Hundreds store at the beginning of November as his works go on display. These limited t-shirts will release October 1st at select FUCT dealers.
